1
.
| Accessory hemiazygos vein |
2
.
| Azygos vein |
3
.
| Upper pointer: Body of vertebra Th. VIII (pointer on anterior longitudinal ligament) |
4
.
| Vein draining body of vertebra |
5
.
| Posterior intercostal arteries IX-X |
6
.
| Major splanchnic nerve (lower pointer on splanchnic ganglion) |
7
.
| Minor splanchnic nerve |
8
.
| Smallest splanchnic nerve |
9
.
| Diaphragm (cut off) |
10
.
| Lumbar part of diaphragm (upper pointer: left crus; lower pointer: right crus) |
11
.
| Left pointer: Hemiazygos vein Right pointer: Posterior intercostal vein VIII |
12
.
| Rib VIII |
13
.
| Costal pleura |
14
.
| Sympathetic trunk (lower pointer on sympathetic trunk ganglion) |
15
.
| Communicating branches |
16
.
| Intercostal nerve XI |
17
.
| Head of rib XII |
18
.
| Subcostal nerve (note large communicating branch) |
19
.
| Upper pointer: Lumbar quadratic muscle Lower pointer: Psoas major muscle |
20
.
| Ascending lumbar vein |
21
.
| Transverse process of vertebra L. II |
22
.
| Lumbar nerve I (passing downward to join lumbar plexus) |
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.
| [Legend above restored translation from Latin] |